BBC Band Beatles tribute, 'Summer of Love' at The Riv

by jmaloni

Submitted

Wed, Aug 19th 2015 03:35 pm

The
Historic Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center has announced the following
events:

•The
BBC Band, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25: The BBC Band is a group of talented Western
New York-area musicians dedicated to capturing the original sound of the
Beatles and '60s music. A common bond shared by each member is that they have
spent their lives as keen musical enthusiasts, meticulously studying these
recordings, allowing them to provide the most accurate musical presentation
possible. They don't try to create an illusion by mimicking or acting like any
particular band. Their focus, rather, is on the music. Each band member
painstakingly breaks down every musical nuance to faithfully reproduce the
original sound. And it's all done live!

The
BBC Band features Buffalo Music Hall of Famers Frank Grizanti and John
Connelly, Russ Thomas, Bob Volkman and Gary Astridge (who Ringo Starr
personally calls to setup up displays of his own drum kits).

•"The
Summer of Love Tour," 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14: This show features The Vogues;
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Terry Sylvester of The Hollies; Denny Laine,
former lead singer and founding member of The Moody Blues; And original
founding member of Wings, John Ford Coley, formerly of England Dan & John
Ford Coley.

Tickets
go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday Aug. 21. Riviera Theatre
members can purchase tickets now. Tickets are available by phone at
716-692-2413; in person at the Riviera Theatre box office, 67 Webster St.,
North Tonawanda; and at World Hollywood Entertainment inside the McKinley Mall.